cL ass n o tes Donald (West) Chapo of San Francisco married his partner of eight years, Christopher Chapo, on September 20, 2008, in a ceremony attended by friends and family. Sandra Giannone Ezell of Bowman &
office of Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP as a partner on the firm’s litigation team.
1991 Brooks, LLP in richmond, Virginia, was one of only 30 winners of The Burton Awards for her article, “round up the Usual Suspects.” James R. Rowader of Minneapolis was promoted to vice president and general counsel for employee and labor relations at Target Corporation. After retiring from practice following
Professor Cary Coglianese has been named associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Martin D. Litt has accepted a position as executive vice president and general counsel at the Denver-based mining company, intrepid Potash inc. Barbara L. McQuade has taken on the role of chief of the General Crimes Unit within the U.S. Attorney Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. The Dallas City Council has appointed
Eric John Taylor has joined the Atlanta
Heygood, orr, reyes, Pearson & Bartolomie’s managing partner, Angel Reyes, to the Dallas Area rapid Transit Board of Directors. recently, reyes received the prestigious DiversityFirST award from the Texas Diversity Council. Carl R. Pebworth of indianapolis, a partner at Baker & Daniels LLP, received the randall T. Shepart Award for his commitment and contributions to promoting access to justice, increasing the delivery of legal services for the poor of indiana, and helping satisfy previously unmet needs through the development of innovative programs.
This past September, Edward H. Pappas, ‘73, became the 74th president of the State Bar of Michigan. Officiating at the ceremony was former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Clifford W. Taylor. A former president of the Oakland County Bar Association and a longtime member of the SBM Board of Commissioners, Pappas now leads an organization of nearly 40,000 litigators. He also continues to serve as the statewide chair of the Bar’s Access to Justice Campaign, which raises funds to improve access to justice for low-income individuals with civil legal needs in Michigan. Pappas is a partner and client service director at Dickinson Wright PLLC, one of the state’s largest law firms. He is the co-author of Michigan Business Torts (ICLE 2nd edition) and has published numerous articles.
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the birth of her oldest son, Carol J. Sulcoski launched a second career as a knitting designer and business owner. Her debut book, Knit So Fine: Designs with Skinny Yarn (co-authored with Lisa r. Myers and Laura Grutzeck), was published in June by interweave Press.
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